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119-hr-5909119th CongressWALLET

To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish procedures for reporting of condemned Federally assisted rental housing and to authorize penalties related to such condemned housing, and for other purposes.

Sponsored By: Representative Green, Al [D-TX-9]

Introduced

Summary

Creates a tenant reporting system and civil penalties for condemned federally assisted rental housing. The bill would require HUD to set up procedures within six months of enactment so tenants can notify HUD when their federally assisted rental unit is condemned by a city, county, State, or Federal agency.

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  • Tenants: Tenants could report to HUD if their federally assisted unit is condemned by a local or federal agency, giving residents a direct way to flag unsafe, uninhabitable housing.
  • Owners: Owners of federally assisted housing could face civil penalties up to $50,000 when a city, county, State, or Federal agency condemns their property.
  • Scope: The rule applies broadly to HUD and USDA assisted programs, including public housing, Section 8 rental assistance, the low-income housing tax credit, HOME, rural rental housing, veteran programs, and housing for seniors, people with disabilities, Native American and Native Hawaiian programs.

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Renters report condemned units; owner fines

If enacted, HUD would have 6 months to set up steps for tenants to report when a subsidized rental is condemned by a city, county, State, or Federal agency. Tenants in federally assisted housing would be able to report directly to HUD. Owners of such properties could be fined up to $50,000 if their property is condemned. Federally assisted rentals would include units helped by HUD or USDA programs, like public housing, Section 8, Low‑Income Housing Tax Credit, HOME, Housing Trust Fund, McKinney‑Vento, Section 202/811, and Native American or rural rental programs.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Green, Al [D-TX-9]

TX • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

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